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Court of the King's Bench, fall assizes, 1919: The King vs. J.S. Woodsworth, indictment for publishing seditious libels, six counts, and speaking seditious words

by: Woodsworth, James Shaver, 1874-1942. (defendant)

Publication date: 1920

Topics: History, Local--Manitoba--Winnipeg, Libel and slander, Diffamation, Calomnie, Trials, Procès, Winnipeg General Strike, 1919, General Strike, Winnipeg, Man., 1919, Grève générale, Winnipeg, Man., 1919, Winnipeg, Manitoba--Politics and government, 1919

Publisher: Defense Committee (Winnipeg)

Collection: peel_print; peel; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto

Language: English

Item Size: 4.8M

Woodsworth, James Shaver: 1874-1942. Son of Rev. James Woodsworth; ordained Methodist minister, 1896; after several years became interested in social welfare work; involved in Winnipeg strike, 1919, and charged with sedition; represented North Winnipeg in House of Commons, 1921-1942; elected chairman of CCF, 1932 (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography). // This pamphlet contains the libelous statements on which the charges were based.